Luftforurening og finanspolitik: en økonomisk analyse

Air pollution: DK's most expensive environmental problem

“The most important Danish sources of air pollution with fine particles are the burning of wood, farmers and cars. Particle emissions from the burning of wood, ammonia emissions from agriculture, and road traffic particles account for about 80 per cent. of the health injuries related to air pollution from Danish sources

Stoves stand for approx. 80 pct. of tar substances, 65 pct. of the fine particles, 60 pct. of the soot particles and 60 pct. of dioxins emitted in Denmark. Wood burning stoves, however, cover only approx. 3 pct. of energy consumption. Private wood-burning stoves are thus one of Denmark's biggest environmental problems.

The major pollution from the burning of wood is due to the fact that even newer wood-burning stoves pollute much more than other heat sources. At the same time, it has become financially attractive to use wood-burning stoves because the politicians have exempted wood burning stoves from taxes, even though the burning of wood is the most harmful source of heat.

Particle pollution from wood stoves, grams per gram. gigajoule

Old wood burning stove (before 1990) 850

Older wood burning stove (after 1990) 610

Ecolabelled wood burning stove (after 2004) 320